Kore is proud to host a pre-conference mixer, giving Tucson community members and visiting conference participants the chance to welcome and connect with visiting artists that will be participating in the Thinking Its Presence conference, at the University of Arizona Poetry Center, Oct 19-21.

The Kore Community Mixer will be held Wednesday, October 18th, from 6-8pm (doors open at 5:30pm) at EXO, 403 N 6th Ave, Tucson. The event will feature local food & music:

Join us for a special listening show with Giant Sand featuring Lonna Kelly and special guest Karima Walker. This event is a benefit for a local family in need. A suggested ten dollar donation at the door helps this family out. 7 PM.

Have some alterations to tackle? Want to finally accomplish that sewing project you've been putting off forever? Making clothes? Need some guidance?

Bring your machine or your project (can be embroidery, knitting, sewing by hand or machine, crocheting--ANYTHING involving needle and thread) to Exo on Sunday, October 29th (ahem, just in time for Halloween). Melissa Dudley will be on hand to help troubleshoot and answer questions about stitches and glitches. We will have specials on wine and appetizers. This will be a monthly event on Sundays. 5-8.

TMY After Hours presents “Fiesta Flamenca,” an evening of song and dance featuring Arizona’s top flamenco artists and friends. Enjoy tapas, cocktails, and soulful flamenco performances honoring the traditions of Spain, Mexico, and Southern Arizona all in Exo’s intimate bar and event space.

Ward off evil this Friday the 13th with lucky charm 'Little Gems' featuing Matt Wade. Part of Exo/Bar's new "DJ club" Matt Wade will spin records 8-10. Bring your PETA approved fake rabbit foot and knock on wood with us in time to the tunes.

Want to refine your Spanish skills? Looking to make conversation with other native Spanish speakers? Join us this Thursday for an informal meet-up to talk about it. We will have specials on wine and tapas and determine a regular time to meet up. THIS IS NOT A CLASS but rather an informal chance to practice and learn Spanish.

The Works in Progress (WIP) Reading Series is presented each year by the University of Arizona's Creative Writing MFA program. Graduate students from each of the program's three genres (poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction) will read from their work in progress. The series is free and open to the public!

Mezcal is a complex and fascinating world. Distilled from agave, arguably no spirt expresses place-based tradition--history, culture, ecology, cosmology--more eloquently than mezcal. Please join us for a tasting of five mezcals representing diverse terroirs. In addition to savoring some of the best mezcal has to offer, you will learn something about the geography, production methods, and flavor profiles that make the spirit unique.

Doug Smith is the owner of Exo Roast Co and has travleed extensively in Mexico. Coffee and Mezcal are twin passions and have much in common with one another in terms of geography, growing practices and local economies. We invite you to learn beside us as we explore these intersections of plant and culture.

The tasting is from 6 to 7 PM and will include samples of 5 mezcals and a small appetizer. This event will be limited to 10 people.

The Works in Progress (WIP) Reading Series is presented each year by the University of Arizona's Creative Writing MFA program. Graduate students from each of the program's three genres (poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction) will read from their work in progress. The series is free and open to the public!

Join us for an intimate, listening show at Exo with our new evening offerings (wine, mescal, food). Venerable Tucson favorites Loveland opens the show for Adobe Collective. Doors at 8. Music at 9:00 PM.

The Adobe Collective is a musical project founded by husband and wife duo Tim & Faith Chinnock. The project is based in 29 Palms, CA which is in a corner of the Mojave desert of Southern California just outside of Joshua Tree. Tim and Faith have been lovers since they were kids, and it is clear in the way their voices meld together, at times indistinguishable from one another.

Their latest album Take Heart, Take Care is a product of daily life in the desert tempered by serious time in the recording studio. The album was recorded at High Lonesome Studio in Joshua Tree and while rooted in roots/folk sensibility with a focus on lush vocal harmonies, there are also elements of country, rock, and even brief forays into psychedelia. This album, along with well-attended local shows, has brought the group some local attention. They have been mentioned in Desert Magazine, Palm Springs Life Magazine, and were twice featured in Coachella Valley Weekly. In addition, the album was nominated for Best Unsigned Album of the Year by Coachella Valley Weekly, and included in The Desert Sun newspaper’s list of 20 Albums to Discover the High Desert Sound alongside artists like Gram Parsons, Queens of the Stone Age, and Cracker.The Adobe Collective's live show is a mix of heartfelt lyrics, powerful dynamic twists, and moments of rollicking joy! Guitarist Chris Unck (Butch Walker and the Black Roses, Telstar) brings grit and heart, Bassist Spencer Keizer (The Renderers, and more) is full of love and vibes, and Drummer Caleb Winn (State Bird, Pappy& Harriet's Sunday Band, and others) keeps the music moving. The group is hard at work on a third album and plans to complete recording this year.

Works in Progress Series, is a reading series through the University of Arizona's Creative Writing MFA program. At the readings, graduate students present writing in progress, and invite community members, friends & family to come listen. This event is a part of series of Fridays this Fall and Winter at Bar Exo.